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approach has bipartisan support in congress where a number of senators including dick durbin, patrick leahy and rand paul which i think is promising legislation aimed at giving federal judges discretion to applying minimums to drug offenders. it will save our country billions of dollars while keeping us more safe. the president and i look forward to working with members of both parties to refine and advance these proposals. secondly, the department has now updated its framework for considering compassionate release for inmates facing extraordinary circumstances who pose no threat to the public. in late april, the bureau of prison expanded the criteria for inmates seeking compassionate release for medical reasons. today, additional expansions to the policy including revised for elderly inmates who did not commit violent crimes and served significant portions of their sentences. of course, as our primary responsibility, we must ensure the american public is protected from anyone who may pose a danger to the community. considering the applications of non-violent offenders through a careful rev
approach has bipartisan support in congress where a number of senators including dick durbin, patrick leahy and rand paul which i think is promising legislation aimed at giving federal judges discretion to applying minimums to drug offenders. it will save our country billions of dollars while keeping us more safe. the president and i look forward to working with members of both parties to refine and advance these proposals. secondly, the department has now updated its framework for considering...
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we've seen patrick leahy on the senate judiciary saying that he's going to hold hearings. even nancy pelosi who has been supportive of the president here says she's quite troubled and regular critics like senator ron wyden have released a letter saying this is the only the tip of the iceberg. there's still a lot we don't know. >> harry, what are you hearing down there? is this something that has already got the far left up in arms or much to do about nothing? >> they voted to defund this program a month ago. i think you're going to have real issues when the congress gets back. there's been a lot of pushback. you can see the people that supported the president, kind of pulling back. this is going to be a big issue. if you you're looking for the obama scandal, as the republicans are, this is going to be a big issue. >> nsa? >> nsa. >> christine, what's your headline? >> i actually picked the same one that he did. so i'm going to change mine. i'm going to say that the rnc -- >> first of all, you're new to this one, christine, so we'll let you pass this one. we'd like for our
we've seen patrick leahy on the senate judiciary saying that he's going to hold hearings. even nancy pelosi who has been supportive of the president here says she's quite troubled and regular critics like senator ron wyden have released a letter saying this is the only the tip of the iceberg. there's still a lot we don't know. >> harry, what are you hearing down there? is this something that has already got the far left up in arms or much to do about nothing? >> they voted to defund...
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leahy actually has a dogfight in this fight, in that he's made cameos in four different batman movies. >> we're not intimidated by thugs. you know, you remind me of my father. i hated my father. ♪ batman ♪ batman ♪ batman >> [ male announcer ] these days, a small business can save by sharing. like carpools... polly wants to know if we can pick her up. yeah, we can make room. yeah. [ male announcer ] ...office space. yes, we're loving this communal seating. it's great. [ male announcer ] the best thing to share? a data plan. at&t mobile share for business. one bucket of data for everyone on the plan, unlimited talk and text on smart phones. now, everyone's in the spirit of sharing. hey, can i borrow your boat this weekend? no. [ male announcer ] share more. save more. at&t mobile share for business. ♪ . >>> out west, that devastating wildfire is tearing through northern california, and showing no signs of slowing down. the rim fire, so large and so strong at this point, it's creating its own weather pattern. it's making it hard to figure out where it will spread next. so far, t
leahy actually has a dogfight in this fight, in that he's made cameos in four different batman movies. >> we're not intimidated by thugs. you know, you remind me of my father. i hated my father. ♪ batman ♪ batman ♪ batman >> [ male announcer ] these days, a small business can save by sharing. like carpools... polly wants to know if we can pick her up. yeah, we can make room. yeah. [ male announcer ] ...office space. yes, we're loving this communal seating. it's great. [ male...
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certainly gives a voice to folks like senator patrick leahy. he already had a plan to do a phased giving of u.s. aid in the future to egypt based on their ability to come up with some sort of democratically elected government in the wake of the coup that shall not be called a coup by the administration. so he's also the one that most recently said that the white house had turned off the spigot. the white house, of course, saying there isn't a spigot, that it doesn't just go off and on. if you watch these press briefings, they're impossible to follow. nobody can understand what the white house's position is. i think the reason is, it's hard to articulate. >> jonathan, let's transition to the budget battles. obviously, as you know, the gop divide over the budget, it's entertaining to watch play out, but in all seriousness, this could be quite problematic and dangerous come the fall. you have republicans that reject the idea of a government shutdown outright. senator john mccain has said over and over this is a nonstarter. you also have conservati
certainly gives a voice to folks like senator patrick leahy. he already had a plan to do a phased giving of u.s. aid in the future to egypt based on their ability to come up with some sort of democratically elected government in the wake of the coup that shall not be called a coup by the administration. so he's also the one that most recently said that the white house had turned off the spigot. the white house, of course, saying there isn't a spigot, that it doesn't just go off and on. if you...
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on a committee level as well when the senate returns the chairman of the judiciary committee patrick leahy announced decisions to hear more on that. >> jed, what about you? >> when this first came out all of the telecom companies saying no access. the reason why is because most of the time the government is now copying large quantities, tear and i think the fact we see these being built just shows you how much data is available and it's a lot different world. there's such an explosion of data that that creates these privacy issues that 10, 20, 30 years ago didn't exist. >> now it's about absorbing it and figuring out what to do it bit later. >>> outrage on twitter. we will break that down. the exact wording of this tweet and the explanation the show is giving now. some u.s. movie studios have a long way to go when it comes to equal representation for lgbt roles in 2012 movies. you can read more on my facebook page. no, no, no! stop! humans. one day we're coming up with the theory of relativity, the next... not so much. but that's okay -- you're covered with great ideas like optional better
on a committee level as well when the senate returns the chairman of the judiciary committee patrick leahy announced decisions to hear more on that. >> jed, what about you? >> when this first came out all of the telecom companies saying no access. the reason why is because most of the time the government is now copying large quantities, tear and i think the fact we see these being built just shows you how much data is available and it's a lot different world. there's such an...
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military aid on thursday both vermont senator patrick leahy and kentucky senator rand. paul told the hill that they want president obama to freeze all military aid to egypt referencing the president's announcement yesterday that the u.s. had canceled its upcoming joint military exercises the egyptian armed forces leahy said while suspending joint military exercises as the president has done is an important step our law is clear aid to the egyptian military should cease unless they restore democracy president obama said today that he's reassessing that aid to egypt and so first of all i'm just curious each one of your thoughts on this friend cheska let me begin with i've been very vocal about how we need to suspend aid to egypt to the death have been ridiculous and as you said calls from the left and the right senator john mccain has also said suspend aid to egypt ted cruz it's very rare when you have that many people from all sorts of the spectrum who are on the same who are on the same page on this issue on the other hand maybe not on the other hand but as another piec
military aid on thursday both vermont senator patrick leahy and kentucky senator rand. paul told the hill that they want president obama to freeze all military aid to egypt referencing the president's announcement yesterday that the u.s. had canceled its upcoming joint military exercises the egyptian armed forces leahy said while suspending joint military exercises as the president has done is an important step our law is clear aid to the egyptian military should cease unless they restore...
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i have a history with senator leahy and senator schumer. we've been waiting for the perfect message since columbine. 2008. it's 15 years ago while political figures haven't been able to get anything done. mayor bloomberg is putting his money where his mouth is. he has become the single most important person in the country on this issue. he is the guy putting his money where his mouth is. i think it's very unfortunate for senators leahy and schumer who i like very much to be misplacing their criticism here. i think bloomberg has done a remarkable job. >> here here, julian and mark, thank you both. coming up, we introduce a mini series that only a five-week congressional vacation could possibly inspire. we'll explain in a moment. ♪ there's a new way to fight litter box odor. introducing tidy cats with glade tough odor solutions. two trusted names, one amazing product. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with him all day as he goes back to taking tyleno
i have a history with senator leahy and senator schumer. we've been waiting for the perfect message since columbine. 2008. it's 15 years ago while political figures haven't been able to get anything done. mayor bloomberg is putting his money where his mouth is. he has become the single most important person in the country on this issue. he is the guy putting his money where his mouth is. i think it's very unfortunate for senators leahy and schumer who i like very much to be misplacing their...
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so we're going to see, i think, a new round of hearings from senator leahy. >> all right. nia? >> we now know that the movie "the butler" is a movie worth seeing. it came out yesterday, starring, of course, forest whitaker, based on the real life of a butler who served eight administrations. oprah winfrey's in it, lenny kravitz, i think i'll go see it later today. >> it's on my list, but my list goes about three years, the last time i saw a movie. thanks to krystal ball, sam cedar, and nia-malika henderson of "the washington post." thank you all for getting up and thank you for joining us today for "up." join us tomorrow, sunday morning at 8:00, we'll have hakim jeffries on the politics of crime. >>> and up next, melissa harris-perry with joy reid sitting in. the 25-year anniversary sheds light on the state of police today. why ice cube is just as relevant as ever. that's melissa harris-perry with joy reid sitting in. thanks for getting up. # ♪ if you have high cholesterol, here's some information that may be worth looking into. in a clinical trial versus lipitor, crestor got
so we're going to see, i think, a new round of hearings from senator leahy. >> all right. nia? >> we now know that the movie "the butler" is a movie worth seeing. it came out yesterday, starring, of course, forest whitaker, based on the real life of a butler who served eight administrations. oprah winfrey's in it, lenny kravitz, i think i'll go see it later today. >> it's on my list, but my list goes about three years, the last time i saw a movie. thanks to krystal...
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patrick leahy of vermont of the subcommittee is saying earlier today the obama administration has decided to cut military aid to egypt after two weeks of violence between the egyptian military, police and security forces and the muslim brotherhood in 1,000 people have been killed and david carle says the senator's understanding is the egyptian paula terry has been halted and said deputy press secretary disagrees dance the human of questions from the white house press corps before he finally declared fellow democrats patrick leahy is flat out wrong. >> it is important for you and your readers to understand providing foreign assistance you cannot turn it off fraud or up and down but it is provided so those staunches are under review it has not been cut off but is under review. >> it could describe the obama foreign policy itself and its defense firm on the senator's claim telling fox news that the state department subcommittee was told the transfer of military aid was stopped. it started by conspicuously announcing a previously unscheduled cabinet level meeting today to discuss cutting aid
patrick leahy of vermont of the subcommittee is saying earlier today the obama administration has decided to cut military aid to egypt after two weeks of violence between the egyptian military, police and security forces and the muslim brotherhood in 1,000 people have been killed and david carle says the senator's understanding is the egyptian paula terry has been halted and said deputy press secretary disagrees dance the human of questions from the white house press corps before he finally...
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democratic senator leahy chairman of the appropriations committee threatening to cut off funding to egypt. is the president missing an opportunity to use leverage or does he just not have as much leverage as people think over the military in egypt? >> well, $1.2 billion, all this hand wringing in congress, it is a fraction of what other countries are giving egypt. it is one of our only points of leverage. the president is in an incredibly tough spot. pressure from congress isn't going to make a difference. their position is not changing. this is an important ally. they don't want to make the situation worse. take our hand out of the region in that way. they're just going to continue to stand by. >> jonathan, you wrote a post for politico immediately after the president's remarks thursday. you wrote in part, quote, he has chosen, he being the president, has chosen america's interests over its values and the pragmatists in his administration over the human rights idealists while tacitly acknowledging the limitations of america's influence in stopping the bloodshed. bottom line, it is a pick
democratic senator leahy chairman of the appropriations committee threatening to cut off funding to egypt. is the president missing an opportunity to use leverage or does he just not have as much leverage as people think over the military in egypt? >> well, $1.2 billion, all this hand wringing in congress, it is a fraction of what other countries are giving egypt. it is one of our only points of leverage. the president is in an incredibly tough spot. pressure from congress isn't going to...
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to senator leahy, that's a distinction without a difference. we're also talking about delivery of some military items including some apache helicopters and f-16 fighters, that's previously been reported by other outlets. and lots of economic support be funds, it's a complicated account, but basically some of them, the ones that will go directly to benefit the egyptian government, are not being programmed and dispersed and, in fact, being suspended. meanwhile, a couple of items still are flowing; spare parts for the egyptian military, some economic support funds that go to american ngos in the country can still continue, although there really aren't that many american ngos doing many things in the middle of this egyptian crisis. >> josh rogin was the reporter that broke that story in the daily beast. the hill newspaper write that is the white house denies it's quietly suspending military aid to egypt, that it's evaluating aid and that the administration will reach out to congress once a decision's been made on how to move forward. again, that is
to senator leahy, that's a distinction without a difference. we're also talking about delivery of some military items including some apache helicopters and f-16 fighters, that's previously been reported by other outlets. and lots of economic support be funds, it's a complicated account, but basically some of them, the ones that will go directly to benefit the egyptian government, are not being programmed and dispersed and, in fact, being suspended. meanwhile, a couple of items still are...
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the daily beast first reported today that, according to vermont senator patrick leahy's ovation the obama administration has suspended assistance temporarily. white house spokesman josh earnest insisted that was not true. >> this is part of a complex and broad relationship that we have with the egyptians. that review that the president ordered to early july has not concluded and reports to the contrary that -- published reports to the contrary that suggest that assistance to egypt has been cut off are not accurate. >> but leahy's office stood by its claim in a statement saying the state department and foreign operations appropriations subcommittee was told that the transfer of military aid was stopped, that this is current practice, not necessarily official policy, and there is no occasion of how long it will last. meanwhile administration cabinet members met at the white house this afternoon to discuss the egypt aid question further. >> for more on how much influence the u.s. and other nations have on the uncertain situation in egypt, i'm joined by talrak massu from the john f. kennedy s
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here's senator patrick leahy on the voting rights issue. [video clip] this was not a state acting like they were open to negotiation or any effort to make sure all the problems they had with voting could be fixed. andhoping we can go back have a new voting rights act consistent with the supreme court. the supreme court is sharply divided. five people decided that after an hour of hearing argument, they understood this better than the hundreds of hearings, hundreds of hours. people said, you must have gotten it wrong. .e're going to change it --n then, the chief justice there still will be voting rights violations. host: the full interview coming up at the top of the hour on "newsmakers." what do you want to hear from lawmakers? barb is joining us on the line for democrats. i saw the newspaper hear about how much we are spending on defense and health care. health care implementation is taking a lot of time and money. whatever is going on is ridiculous and i would like them to concentrate on a solution. i don't really have a political party.
here's senator patrick leahy on the voting rights issue. [video clip] this was not a state acting like they were open to negotiation or any effort to make sure all the problems they had with voting could be fixed. andhoping we can go back have a new voting rights act consistent with the supreme court. the supreme court is sharply divided. five people decided that after an hour of hearing argument, they understood this better than the hundreds of hearings, hundreds of hours. people said, you...
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senator patrick leahy dismayed no heads are rolled at the nsa. >> a 29-year-old school dropout can come in and take out massive, massive amounts of data. it's obvious there weren't adequate controls. has anybody been fired? >> no, sir, not yet. >> has anybody been admonished? >> sir those investigations under way. >> many senators believe the programs are necessary for national security say more is needed to ensure they're conducted legally. >> i don't want the public to take our word for it always. i think there's a balance here. >> reporter: the pushback goes beyond congress. in a conference in las vegas. a hecklers heckled. >> read the constitution. >> i have. you should, too. >> kelly o'donnell. nbc news, the capitol. >>> and outside of our "first look" scrambled politics. the arizona and minnesota are the first state to legalize snej. senator rand paul is offering to bury the hatchet with chris kisskiss chris chris christi. >> i try to keep things in a less personal way. with governor christi it's gotten to personal. we're ready to kiss and make up. >> senator paul offered to smoot
senator patrick leahy dismayed no heads are rolled at the nsa. >> a 29-year-old school dropout can come in and take out massive, massive amounts of data. it's obvious there weren't adequate controls. has anybody been fired? >> no, sir, not yet. >> has anybody been admonished? >> sir those investigations under way. >> many senators believe the programs are necessary for national security say more is needed to ensure they're conducted legally. >> i don't want...
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patrick leahy of vermont of the subcommittee is saying earlier today the obama administration has decided to cut military aid to egypt after two weeks of violence between the egyptian military
patrick leahy of vermont of the subcommittee is saying earlier today the obama administration has decided to cut military aid to egypt after two weeks of violence between the egyptian military
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i say is jim and leahy mentioned the difference in the utility of the programs, but what i say to you is that each and every program and tool is valuable. there were gaps prior to 9/11, and what we have collectively tried to do, the members of the committee, other members of the other oversight committees, the executive branch, and the intelligence community is we have tried to close those gaps and close the seams. in the business record 215 is one of those programs that we have closed those seams. i respectfully say to the chairman that the utility of that specific program, initially, is not as valuable. i say you are right, but what i say is it plays a crucial role in closing the gaps and seams that we fought hard to gain after the 9/11 aphaks. as you mentioned, another instance, when we used the business record 215 program, as chairman leahy mentioned, so initially, the fbi opened a case in 2003, based on a tip. we investigated that tip. found no nexus to terrorism and closed the case. in 2007, the nsa advised us, through the business report 215 program, that a number in san diego
i say is jim and leahy mentioned the difference in the utility of the programs, but what i say to you is that each and every program and tool is valuable. there were gaps prior to 9/11, and what we have collectively tried to do, the members of the committee, other members of the other oversight committees, the executive branch, and the intelligence community is we have tried to close those gaps and close the seams. in the business record 215 is one of those programs that we have closed those...
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she has a much different world view than say pat leahy. there are going to be those battles going on in the democratic party. i think rick and i agree on a lot of economic issues. i think on foreign policy i'm a little closer to the rand paul camp. i would guess you're a little closer to the chris christie camp. >> christie's closer to you. >> crihristie's closer to me. >> exactly. prepping for 2016. i love t it! but a strong party has two wings. the republican parte can't doesn't win 49 states anymore like we did under reagan and nixon because we have one wing right now. we need neocons, realists, people that balance each other out. and we have it, but don't forget again, the democrats have it, too, because they're going to be electing somebody who -- if they elect hillary, who's closer to the view of a neocon -- >> how does this get the gop, rick, even in a different place than the party was "in depth" 2012? >> i want to reiterate what joe said, which is the media has a fascination with how divided the republican party is and tends to ig
she has a much different world view than say pat leahy. there are going to be those battles going on in the democratic party. i think rick and i agree on a lot of economic issues. i think on foreign policy i'm a little closer to the rand paul camp. i would guess you're a little closer to the chris christie camp. >> christie's closer to you. >> crihristie's closer to me. >> exactly. prepping for 2016. i love t it! but a strong party has two wings. the republican parte can't...
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pat leahy has secretly cut off aid to egypt. they have not definitively said whether the ouster was a coup. $585 million has not been disbursed. >> do you remember the employees setting up brothels without being caught? >> what do you think of my ideas? >> that's exactly what i would do. >> it was all over the place. thai massage, swedish massage. there are a bunch of them. >> the former top lobbyist for acorn is reportedly now running the group picked to oversee a government sponsored video contest for obama care. she is the executive director of the center for community change. the contest will give 30,000 dollars to people who create videos that prevent people from signing up for obama care. >> horrifying ordeal for the lead singer of the band "the calling." he was abducted robbed and beaten by two men after leaving a music festival in michigan. listen to the 911 call made by his manager after the singer was found on the side of the road. >> he is bleeding all over the place. >> where did you find him? >> he was down the road
pat leahy has secretly cut off aid to egypt. they have not definitively said whether the ouster was a coup. $585 million has not been disbursed. >> do you remember the employees setting up brothels without being caught? >> what do you think of my ideas? >> that's exactly what i would do. >> it was all over the place. thai massage, swedish massage. there are a bunch of them. >> the former top lobbyist for acorn is reportedly now running the group picked to oversee a...
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the democratic senator bob ley said he plans -- pat leahy plans to have hearings to investigate. >> the nsa has become a menace. the constitutional rights of americans are under a broad assault here. fourth amendment right to be free of search and says sure and freedom of speech are under attack. >> 2,27 incident of privacy violation occurred in one year from 2011 to 2012 under the administration. the audit found nsa personnel were told to water down report to the justice department and congress. the chairman of the house and intel committee continued to defend the program. "the majority of the compliance incidents are therefore unintentional and do not involve any inappropriate surveillance of americans." but leading critics of the nsa program, senators udall and weiden say the latest revelations are the tip of the iceberg. republican lawmakers who propose legislation to defund program last month believe their legislation would have passed if the new revelations had come to light then. doug? >> doug: jennifer griffin. thank you. the nsa violates your privacy and claim that mistakes hap
the democratic senator bob ley said he plans -- pat leahy plans to have hearings to investigate. >> the nsa has become a menace. the constitutional rights of americans are under a broad assault here. fourth amendment right to be free of search and says sure and freedom of speech are under attack. >> 2,27 incident of privacy violation occurred in one year from 2011 to 2012 under the administration. the audit found nsa personnel were told to water down report to the justice department...
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vermont senator patrick leahy questions how effective the information is in stopping terror attacks. >> this program is not effective. it has to end. so far i'm not convinced by what i see. >> the nsa insists the programs are critical to national security, and now the agency is going public with more details about them. wednesday the intelligence agency declassified three documents detailing the rules for collecting and analyzing the programs. nsa director general keith alexander defended the program at the nsa conference lvs. it was a rough crowd. >> why to congress? why have you lied to congress? >> i haven't lied to congress. >> alexander says the surveillance has helped foil terrorist activity around the world. now, the guardian newspaper which first published information through nsa contractor edward snowden is now publishing information about another program and it's called x key score and this apparently gives nsa access to virtually all internet browsing activity worldwide. anne-marie? >> susan mcginnis in washington. thank you, susan. >>> well, ariel castro, the cleveland ma
vermont senator patrick leahy questions how effective the information is in stopping terror attacks. >> this program is not effective. it has to end. so far i'm not convinced by what i see. >> the nsa insists the programs are critical to national security, and now the agency is going public with more details about them. wednesday the intelligence agency declassified three documents detailing the rules for collecting and analyzing the programs. nsa director general keith alexander...
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. >> the new policy drawing praise today from republican senator rand paul and patrick leahy, dick durbin and mike lee have been working about it all. i want to talk about it all. crystal wright and mark geragos join me. crystal, you support stop and frisk, saying the judge was being politically correct, it's not a police problem, you called it a black problem. explain what you mean by that. >> sure. the evidence is clear. stop and frisk works, it saves lives, i lived in new york city, anderson in the 1990s. it was a war zone, we know you had over 2,000 people killed each other. and fast forward to mayor bloomberg after giuliani, we know that there's been about 400 murders last year in new york city. under bloomberg, we've had a 34% drop in crime. so it works, and what's sad about the judge's ruling is, she's chosen the politically correct route. in our country and cities like new york, chicago and detroit, right here in d.c., white people aren't being killed or killing, it's blacks and hispanics, in new york city. i'll leave you with this note. in 2009 in new york. blacks represented abo
. >> the new policy drawing praise today from republican senator rand paul and patrick leahy, dick durbin and mike lee have been working about it all. i want to talk about it all. crystal wright and mark geragos join me. crystal, you support stop and frisk, saying the judge was being politically correct, it's not a police problem, you called it a black problem. explain what you mean by that. >> sure. the evidence is clear. stop and frisk works, it saves lives, i lived in new york...
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it was similar to leahy's bill. failed, but it shows congress is concerned about the surveillance program and whether they are violating privacy every >> jennifer martinez on the land hearing -- planned hearing. you can follow her on twitter. you can also read your report online at the hill. affairsn, we bring directly to you putting few in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, re-think, and conferences. all as a public service of private industry. we are c-span. we are funded by your local cable or satellite provider. you can watch us in hd. >> a look at the ways that technology and innovation is affecting latin american countries and cream growth opportunities. it is part of the international festival called the biennial of the americans. a place investment in like russia today. the system of private property and the law really has not been worked out yet. you can engage that in territories like this on a do not those that require a lot of time.l for a period of a great example for us and latin a
it was similar to leahy's bill. failed, but it shows congress is concerned about the surveillance program and whether they are violating privacy every >> jennifer martinez on the land hearing -- planned hearing. you can follow her on twitter. you can also read your report online at the hill. affairsn, we bring directly to you putting few in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, re-think, and conferences. all as a public service of private industry. we are c-span. we are...
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it may include chairman leahy. mr. jennifer, of the aclu, will testify and speculate later that if i had 40 contacts, that would mean that for my name, you would accumulate 2 million phone records. 2 million. for one inquiry. multiply that by 300. we're talking about 600 million phone records. multiply that times seven years. what has been described as a discrete program, to go after people who would cause us harm, when you look at the reach of this program, it envelops a substantial number of americans. can somebody help me with the math here question mark have i missed something along the way can someone help me with the math here? have i missed something along the way? >> i would be happy to follow up in any detail that you'd like. first and foremost, analysts are charged with providing information that is useful. in that regard, they try to be judicious about choosing when to do a second or third hop. those are always exercised. they do not always exercise a second half for all numbers provided by the first top. th
it may include chairman leahy. mr. jennifer, of the aclu, will testify and speculate later that if i had 40 contacts, that would mean that for my name, you would accumulate 2 million phone records. 2 million. for one inquiry. multiply that by 300. we're talking about 600 million phone records. multiply that times seven years. what has been described as a discrete program, to go after people who would cause us harm, when you look at the reach of this program, it envelops a substantial number of...
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. >> leahy: who double- checked mr. snowden? >> inglis: well, there are checks at multiple levels. there are checks in terms of what an individual might be doing at any moment in time. there are. >> leahy: they obviously failed. >> inglis: in this case i think we can say that they failed, but we don't yet know where. the senate intelligence committee was not ready for excuses. >> we had a huge security breach, i think we'll all agree, committed by edward snowden. and a few years ago bradley manning downloaded hundreds of thousands of classified and sensitive documents, passed them on to wikileaks. now, if two data breaches of this magnitude occurred in the private sector, somebody would have been held accountable by now. just minutes before the hearing: what you might call an official leak from the white house. a declassified document describing the demand for cell phone records from verizon. widespread surveillance is necessary to connect the dots and track down terrorists. privacy advocate ron wyden >> " the bulk collection of hundreds of millions of phone call records on law- ab
. >> leahy: who double- checked mr. snowden? >> inglis: well, there are checks at multiple levels. there are checks in terms of what an individual might be doing at any moment in time. there are. >> leahy: they obviously failed. >> inglis: in this case i think we can say that they failed, but we don't yet know where. the senate intelligence committee was not ready for excuses. >> we had a huge security breach, i think we'll all agree, committed by edward snowden....
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. >> within the last hour, patrick leahy expressed concern about the lack of straightforwardness and new reports coming out what is going on about american citizens. does this further damage the brand -- the american brand on the diplomatic stage? if the united states is so suspicious of its own people how can foreign nations concentrate we are not in an overreach mode? >> this is something you heard the president talk about last week. the secretary has spoken about. they are committed to being transparent about these programs, making sure we are sharing as much information as possible and that review of what is possible to share is ongoing. but remember that these programs are done with the goal of keeping the american people safe. also keeping people around the world safe. these are programs that many countries also participate in. many countries work with the united states on. and that is one of the top priorities when you're the commander in chief. that is why these programs are in place but you heard the president talk about the importance of being open and transparent with the
. >> within the last hour, patrick leahy expressed concern about the lack of straightforwardness and new reports coming out what is going on about american citizens. does this further damage the brand -- the american brand on the diplomatic stage? if the united states is so suspicious of its own people how can foreign nations concentrate we are not in an overreach mode? >> this is something you heard the president talk about last week. the secretary has spoken about. they are...
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guest: the main critic is senator leahy. he put forward a law that is supposed to stop the menstruation from funding the military's and -- the militaries engaged in human rights violations. this -- what the military is doing in the streets of egypt is not something we want to support. or our critics in congress but also in the human rights community and inside the administration. there are a lot of people who feel very bad about what is going on in egypt and believe it should be suspended because we do not want to have the blood of the egyptian people on our hands but also because his could be used as a piece of leverage, a piece of pressure to get you magician military -- to get the egyptian military to stop its policy of arresting islamists and killing protesters on the street. what role would congress play in this, if any? candy the administration do this without construing -- without consulting congress? the problem is congress has not been passing appropriation bills for quite some time now. they are not very effective
guest: the main critic is senator leahy. he put forward a law that is supposed to stop the menstruation from funding the military's and -- the militaries engaged in human rights violations. this -- what the military is doing in the streets of egypt is not something we want to support. or our critics in congress but also in the human rights community and inside the administration. there are a lot of people who feel very bad about what is going on in egypt and believe it should be suspended...
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hope the president willt support that approach which is contained in the amendment offered by senators leahy andtos graham to the prop operation subcommittee bill that willme t come to the floor. >> what are your thoughts on that?ough should the president as senators graham, mccain anded c rand paul suggested cutoff all aide, or is your colleague suggesting making it conditional? >> we shouldn't cutoff all aide -- there are no good choices in egypt. there are no good guys here. of the two there is more opportunity to protect american interests if we work with the military and continue our relationship with the military. we haveto to have access to the suez canal and al-qaeda shouldn't continue to gain a foot hold. the treaty should beto enforced. i don't think that can be donetn with the muslim brotherhood. it possibly can be done with the military. we should retain our relationship with the military. obviously we should use this u as ase bargaining wedge and lean onai the military. but i would not want to underoun cut them and allow the muslim brotherhood to come back because they have show
hope the president willt support that approach which is contained in the amendment offered by senators leahy andtos graham to the prop operation subcommittee bill that willme t come to the floor. >> what are your thoughts on that?ough should the president as senators graham, mccain anded c rand paul suggested cutoff all aide, or is your colleague suggesting making it conditional? >> we shouldn't cutoff all aide -- there are no good choices in egypt. there are no good guys here. of...
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forrer house speaker nancy pelosi called the revelations extremely disturbing, democratic senator pat leahy plans to hold more judiciary hearings to investigate. >> the nsa has become a menace, and the constitutional rights of americans are under a broad assault here. the fourth amendment right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure, the first amendment right for freedom of speech, these are under attack. >> the chairman of the house and senate intel committees continued to defend the surveillance program, quote, the majority of these compliance incidents are, therefore, unintentional and do not involve any inappropriate surveillance of americans. republican lawmakers who proposed legislation to defund the nsa program last month believe their legislation would have passed if these new revelations had come to light then. heather? >> jennifer griffin, thank you. >>> a showdown over spending that could lead to the nation's capital actually being closed for business. some republicans are threatening to shut down the government in order to stop implementation of the president's health c
forrer house speaker nancy pelosi called the revelations extremely disturbing, democratic senator pat leahy plans to hold more judiciary hearings to investigate. >> the nsa has become a menace, and the constitutional rights of americans are under a broad assault here. the fourth amendment right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure, the first amendment right for freedom of speech, these are under attack. >> the chairman of the house and senate intel committees continued to...
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yet today, you had the senate judiciary committee, the chairman, senator leahy, who said it is all nonsense, he can't find almost any case where there was a terrorist attempt or terrorist operation that was thwarted because of the meta data program, example. so it is very hard to tell where the truth is in all of this. because the nsa is exaggerating the importance of it. and you know, maybe the -- greenwald is exaggerating some of that. so it is hard to tell where the real truth lies. >> james bamford, thank you very much for joining us tonight. >> my pleasure. >> coming up, today it was anthony weiner's campaign staff that made the front page of the newspaper. >>> and in the rewrite, we have a winner in the rand paul versus chris christie fight. we actually have a surrender. and the man surrendering actually says he wants to kiss the other one. i'm serious, you will hear him say it in his own words. don't move, you're going to see it. she's still the one for you - you know it even after all these years. but your erectile dysfunction - you know,that could be a question of blood flow. ciali
yet today, you had the senate judiciary committee, the chairman, senator leahy, who said it is all nonsense, he can't find almost any case where there was a terrorist attempt or terrorist operation that was thwarted because of the meta data program, example. so it is very hard to tell where the truth is in all of this. because the nsa is exaggerating the importance of it. and you know, maybe the -- greenwald is exaggerating some of that. so it is hard to tell where the real truth lies. >>...
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asking forick leahy another round of hearings on the nsa? in the wakeng that of a report that was published by the washington post week thursday. has repeatedly broken privacy rules and overstepping its authorities for years. out with a statement saying he remains concerned that congress is still not giving -- getting straightforward answers from the nsa. >> how bad was this report says the washington post published thursday. >> it was pretty damning. it put the administration in an even worse situation with the surveillance program. it also calls into question the statements that the president made last week at a press conference at the white house or other statements that ministration officials had made. nsareport shows that the had procured by the communications thousands of times without hopper authorization. the washington post did an analysis. most of the incidents were unintended. it involved unauthorized surveillance of americans in the united states. >> senator leahy will hold a hearing and looking at the specific allegations. where
asking forick leahy another round of hearings on the nsa? in the wakeng that of a report that was published by the washington post week thursday. has repeatedly broken privacy rules and overstepping its authorities for years. out with a statement saying he remains concerned that congress is still not giving -- getting straightforward answers from the nsa. >> how bad was this report says the washington post published thursday. >> it was pretty damning. it put the administration in an...
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it may include chairman leahy. mr. jennifer, of the aclu, will testify and speculate later that if i had 40 contacts, that would mean that for my name, you would accumulate 2 million phone records. 2 million. for one inquiry. multiply that by 300. we're talking about 600 million phone records. multiply that times seven years. what has been described as a discrete program, to go after people who would cause us harm, when you look at the reach of this program, it envelops a substantial number of americans. can somebody help me with the math here question mark have i missed something along the way can someone help me with the math here? have i missed something along the way? >> i would be happy to follow up in any detail that you'd like. first and foremost, analysts are charged with providing information that is useful. in that regard, they try to be judicious about choosing when to do a second or third hop. those are always exercised. they do not always exercise a second half for all numbers provided by the first top. th
it may include chairman leahy. mr. jennifer, of the aclu, will testify and speculate later that if i had 40 contacts, that would mean that for my name, you would accumulate 2 million phone records. 2 million. for one inquiry. multiply that by 300. we're talking about 600 million phone records. multiply that times seven years. what has been described as a discrete program, to go after people who would cause us harm, when you look at the reach of this program, it envelops a substantial number of...
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durbin of illinois has introduced the "smarter sentencing act", co- sponsored by fellow democrat patrick leahy of vermont and republican mike lee of utah. kentucky republican rand paul also has a measure to increase judicial discretion. durbin wrote the law that ended a long-standing disparity in drug sentencing that hit minorities hardest; the president signed it in 2010. >> a bipartisan bill to help right a longstanding wrong by narrowing sentencing disparities between those convicted of crack cocaine and powder cocaine. it's the right thing to do. >> woodruff: today, holder also cited the toll such harsh sentences take on some american communities. >> they, and some of the enforcement priorities we have set, have had a destabilizing effect on particular communities, largely poor and of color. and, applied inappropriately, they are ultimately counterproductive. >> woodruff: holder added that programs to enable compassionate release for older inmates-- and to send drug offenders to rehab, not up the river-- should help trim prison populations. to examine the arguments on each side of the issu
durbin of illinois has introduced the "smarter sentencing act", co- sponsored by fellow democrat patrick leahy of vermont and republican mike lee of utah. kentucky republican rand paul also has a measure to increase judicial discretion. durbin wrote the law that ended a long-standing disparity in drug sentencing that hit minorities hardest; the president signed it in 2010. >> a bipartisan bill to help right a longstanding wrong by narrowing sentencing disparities between those...